An Angry Man Is Always

Once A Novel Gets Going And I Know It Is Viable, I Don't Then Worry About Plot Or Themes. These Things Will Come In Almost Automatically Because The Characters Are Now Pulling The Story.

We Live In A Society That Is In Transition From Oral To Written. There Are Oral Stories That Are Still There, Not Exactly In Their Full Magnificence, But Still Strong In Their Differentness From Written Stories. Each Mode Has Its Ways And Methods And Rules. They Can Reinforce Each Other; This Is The Advantage My Generation Has - We Can Bring To The Written Story Something Of That Energy Of The Story Told By Word Of Mouth.

A Man Who Lived On The Banks Of The Niger Should Not Wash His Hands With Spittle.

When The Moon Is Shining The Cripple Becomes Hungry For A Walk

It Always Surprised Him When He Thought Of It Later That He Did Not Sink Under The Load Of Despair.